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About William McCleary
- William McCleary (November 5, 1853 – May 22, 1917) was an Ontario merchant and political figure.
- He represented Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1890 to 1894 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative member. He was born in Thorold, Canada West in 1853, the son of Beatty McCleary and Matilda McCabe, both Irish immigrants, and was educated there and at Toronto.
- In 1877, McCleary married Jennie E.
- Ewart.
- He was a lumber merchant at Thorold, a partner in a company which operated saw and planing mills there, and also served as reeve and mayor of the town.
- McCleary was also warden for Welland County.
- He was defeated in the 1894 provincial election, then was elected to the federal parliament in 1896 but was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection in 1900.
- McCleary was a member of the Thorold Board of Trade and a prominent member in the local chapter of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
- He was also a member of the local Orange Lodge and of the Freemasons.
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